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Category Archives: Cover Art
Lotte Lenya and the Ballad of Mack the Knife
Portrait of Lotte Lenya by Saul Bolasni. The famous Austrian-born singer and actress, Lotte Lenya was born Karoline Wilhelmine Charlotte Blamauer on 18 October 1898, to Catholic working class parents in Vienna. In 1914, she studied in Zürich, taking her … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Artists A-Z, Cover Art, Rogue's gallery
Tagged Bertolt Brecht, Die Dreigroschenoper, Kurt Weill, Lotte Lenya, Saul Bolasni, Threepenny Opera
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Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair
Above is the cover design for Japanese ‘Rainbow’ Ne-Ne stationery note-paper designed ca. 1969. Japan has a plethora of smart pieces of stationery with both practical and sophisticated design elements. Japan is the design stationery capital of the world. Stationery … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Cover Art, Illustrations, nostalgia
Tagged Japanese Stationery, Notepaper, Rainbow, Vintage Writing Paper
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The Story of Angélique and the Illustrator
[Above: Book cover for Angélique] These illustrations are from various dust jackets from the “Angélique” series of 13 French historical adventure books, written by the novelist duo Anne and Serge Golon known collectively as ‘Sergeanne Golan’. Some of the titles in this series … Continue reading
How To Create Some Very Angry Penguins
Editors of an Australian mid-century literary and artistic avant-garde magazine ‘Angry Penguins’ were devoted to the cause of Modernism which was based on the movements of Surrealism and Expressionism. From its humble beginnings in Adelaide, South Australia, through to its … Continue reading
The Foreman of British Illustration
British author and illustrator Michael Foreman was born a month before his father died, on 21 March 1938. He grew up in Pakefield, near Lowestoft, Suffolk, where his mother kept the village shop. He studied at Lowestoft School of Art, … Continue reading
Fantasy That – It’s Hansson’s Magician’s Hat
Jan Ternald’s cover art for Bo Hansson’s album “Magician’s Hat”. Swedish musician Bo Hansson was born on 10 April 1943. He was best known for his four instrumental albums released in the 1970s. Hansson spent his early life in a … Continue reading
Posted in Cover Art, DarkArt, Illustrations, Paintings
Tagged Bo Hansson, Cover Art, Jan Ternald, Jimi Hendrix, Magician's Hat, prog rock, rolling stones
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‘All n ‘All – It’s Just Another Shot into Space
Japanese illustrator Shusei Nagaoka was born November 26, 1936. He is best known for his music album cover art in the 1970s and 1980s. He has received several awards, platinum and gold albums, several magazine articles, interviews and has been … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Cover Art, Illustrations
Tagged #All'n'All, #CoverArt, #EarrthWind&Fire, #JeffersonStarship, #ShuseiNagaoka
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Adelaide Mallunnee’s Dark Art of Cover Art
Cover artist Adelaide Mallunee has designed music album covers for a variety of neo-folk and neo-classical dark art music groups such as Anima in Fiamme (as shown in this example from their “Sub Occasum Solis” album). For those who are not aware … Continue reading
The Proof of the Magic is in the Pudding
Christmas time is just as much about the food as it is everything else and no Christmas repast is complete until the Christmas Pudding is eaten. So, here is a little story about a pudding. The Magic Pudding: Being The … Continue reading
Raymond Peynet’s Lovers’ almanacs are so intensely French
The witty and fanciful artist and cartoonist Raymond Peynet was born on 16 November, 1908. His early career in illustration began with Tolmer, a commercial art agency in Paris, where he drew labels for fragrances and chocolates boxes, and progressed … Continue reading
Posted in Artists A-Z, Cover Art, Illustrations
Tagged #Illustrators, Denise Damour, French cartoonists, French illustration, French illustrators, H.E. Bates, Le Rire, Paris Magazine, Raymond Peynet, Rire à Deux, The Boulevardier, The Lovers' Bedside Book, The Lovers' Pocketbook, The Lovers' Travelogue
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May the Sky Saw for Tom Phillip’s contribution to Another Green World
Tom Phillips was born in 1937. A former Royal Academician based in London, he is known for his work as a draughtsman and traditional painter; best known for his portrait commissions. He became an expert on African art and curated … Continue reading
How Roller’s succession heightened the Viennese Secession
This is an image of Alfred Roller’s poster (1902) from the Gustav Mahler Exhibition – Vienna Secession.* Austrian painter, graphic and set designer, Alfred Roller was born on 2nd October 1864, in Brünn, Mähren. Roller attended the Academy of Fine … Continue reading
An Annalisa enigma
I saw a show on TV a while ago where the presenters focussed on a private collector’s specialty – Decorative label surrounds for tinned tomatoes – especially those from Italy and Spain. Needless to say his collection was vast and … Continue reading
Posted in Collectibles, Cover Art, Edible Art, Illustrations
Tagged annalisa, Annalisa tinned tomatoes, Italian tinned tomatoes, Lodato, Salerno, Senesi, tinned tomatoes
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